Domestic Violence

Have You Been Accused Of Hurting Your Spouse? Kids? Significant Other? We Will Aggressively Fight To Keep You Out of Jail (NCGS § 50B)

Wake County, North Carolina, Domestic Assault Defense Lawyer

If you or someone you love has been charged with a domestic violence offense, there is one important thing you should know: The prosecutor is often more interested in getting you and your family the help you need than they are in throwing you in jail. At Roberts Law Group, PLLC, we work with local prosecutors to get our clients into effective anger management and domestic violence counseling programs that will keep you out of jail. In many cases, you can avoid having a conviction on your record by completing an authorized domestic violence program. That's what is best for you, for your family and for society.

Call our Raleigh criminal defense law firm today at 919-521-4646 to schedule a free consultation or contact Roberts Law Group online.

Should Somebody Have Been Charged?

If you have made an accusation of domestic abuse against your spouse, girlfriend or boyfriend and now want the charges dropped, doing so is not always as easy as just telling the prosecutor you were wrong or don't want to press charges. The police are nearly always forced to place someone under arrest when they respond to a domestic argument, and the DA is obligated to prosecute.

Attorney Patrick Roberts was a prosecutor in three North Carolina counties before dedicating his criminal defense practice to standing up for the rights of the accused. He received valuable special training in handling domestic violence cases; every domestic violence defense client we work with gets the benefit of this inside knowledge of how the system works. We understand how prosecutors approach domestic assault cases, and we use our experience to prepare a strong defense for those facing:

Do not wait until after a protective order has been issued to seek a criminal defense lawyer. You do have rights; an experienced attorney can advise you what can be done to stop the stay-away order from being issued as well as warn you of the consequences of violating an existing order.

Are you accused of violating an order for protection even though your spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend or whomever holds the order gave you permission to come home or be near him or her? Do not be fooled. Only the court can change a protective order that has been granted. Do not intentionally violate the order thinking that doing so is OK because the other person said so.

Domestic Violence Always Has a Root Cause

Most domestic abuse cases have a root cause that can be traced to substance abuse or some degree of mental illness. We have experience working with social service agencies to help our clients get into substance abuse or professional counseling programs instead of jail. In addition, some cases of alleged domestic violence may be the result of a contested custody battle or divorce case. We know that false accusations of physical abuse are made in family law matters in an attempt to gain an upper hand; you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer on your side if this is happening to you.

An incarcerated defendant accused our client of participating in the robbery of a group of youth at a party. We were able to raise doubt as to the credibility of this individual. In the end, the prosecutor dismissed these charges, citing a lack of evidence.

Client Reviews

A Review of Roberts Law Group, PLLC

Our son was charged with a very serious crime four years ago. We live out of state, our family has never had a run-in with the law, and we were terrified as we tried to navigate this unfamiliar territory. By the grace of God, we found Roberts Law Group. From the very beginning, Patrick was upfront and honest with us. He told us he would never sugar-coat anything, and he did not. Patrick went over the case with a fine-tooth comb, and tirelessly pecked away at supposed “evidence”. He hired experts to disprove assumptions made by the prosecution, and bit by bit, he was able to build a strong defense. The end result-misdemeanor plea deal with no jail time; something that seemed unthinkable to hope for four long years ago when this nightmare started. We will be forever grateful to Patrick and his entire law firm for the incredible job that he did. If you are ever in need of top-notch legal defense, make the call to Roberts Law Group. He is every bit as good as advertised.

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